The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-09-24


department of the Milan public school.
We are informed that the I. G. Il
A. r. r. hAs large force of men at
work on this side Of the river, and
the work will he pushed forward rap
idly. Track laying will begin in about
20 days.
While Dorsey 0. Thomas was
speaking Wednesday night at the ho>
tel several anti's came up in town and
began following in very boistorous
and noisy manner in order to draw
the crowd away from Thomas.
Rev. Mr.. Cotrell, colOred, Of Mis-
sissippi, spoke to quite crowd of
prohibitionists here last Saturday in
front of G. w. Wilson & Co. s store.
A rain came up and he adjourned to.
Primary Hall, where he delivered
good address.
To those desiring to attend the g.
A. R. encampment at st. Louis, the
Illinois Central r. r., will sell tickets,
Milan to St. Louis and return, at one
fare, $3.50, Sept. Oath to the 9th in
elusive. Tickets good returning until
and on Oct. 5, 1887.
Prohibition was heartily endorsed
by the one hundred delegates present
at the Baptist Association held at
Lexington last week. They pro,
nounced whisky a curse to The people,
and advised all present to 90 home
and work for the good cause.
Young man, if next Thursday you
have a chance to poll your first vote.
Consider before you 60 10 the ballot
box that you are either voting for the
happiness Of your mother or for the
| pleasure Of the saloon keeper. viii
you vote for whisky against your
mothers wish2
The young men Of A:ily gser q
years Of age, and who are in flavor q
the proposed constitutional amend
ment, are requested 10 meet at Pri.
mary Hall Monday night. We hope
to see every young prohibitionist in
town present. Go out young men, il
is to your interest to be present.
We understand that several citizens
of this an adjoining towns subscribed
1850 for the building of fifty OIL
sixty. barrel roller Touring mill. They
want at least eight or ten thousand
dollars subscribed. We hope the cit
liens will see the need of this mill aRC
take stick until the required amour
is reached.
On Friday night of last week Mr.
, D. H. Wyant's house was seen to b.
on fire. Some ladies gave the alarm
aud the fire was exlinguished withou
much loss. 1t WAS the work of al
incendiary. air. Wyant wishes t
! return thanks to the ladies' who ex
tinguised the fire through the col
r umss Of the Exchange.
ESQ A. Jordan, the tall sycamor
! of Milan, spoke at China Grove la.
: Saturday, but owing to the inclemenc
e of the weather very lew were presen
t Esq. Jordan is doing valiant work fC
3 the temperance cause and has been tn
instrument in farming many in ii
: right. He will address the citizens
s Bradford to-day and at Walnut Groy
tonight.
e Frank Bond, the rip-roaring snor
y er o. the anti's was here Wednesda
and made an appointment to spes
}. at the Southern Pacific Hotel at nigh
d A very fair crowd was present, most
lie prohi's, who listened to him ate
sr lively. His address was very GOO
a one, but he could have done better
he had been IN the right side. Aft
Ii his address he was presented with
r. couple of bouque,s. Dorsey D. Thor
a as, being present he ? as called to Il
stand amid repeated applause. I
y made Il magnificent speech in favsr
re the amendment, and handled Frank
aud The whisky traffic without GLOW,